R&D and Technology Center Network
With R&D Centers on three continents, our global network of researchers
innovate with customers and other partners around the world.
Innovation
For more than 100 years, our chemistry has advanced human progress and improved quality of life. Today, Kemira’s global R&D team, industry knowledge, scientific expertise, and innovation strategy are focused on helping the pulp & paper, water treatment and energy industries operate more efficiently and sustainably.
246
R&D experts
401
Patent families
2,101
Patents
Chemistry with a purpose
Listen to our podcast, Chemistry with a purpose, where we talk about the science, research, and innovation that affects people’s lives every day.
Podcast | Innovation
Recovering phosphorus from the EU’s wastewater: capturing value from waste
Matthias Staub, Development Director of Water at Veolia, helps us uncover the trends and policies driving phosphorus recovery and the innovations that make it possible.
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Podcast | Innovation
Bio-based innovation: making circular polymers from sugar
Christian Lenges, an innovation expert from IFF, talks about the challenges and opportunities of making polymers from sugar.
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Podcast | Innovation
Turning captured carbon into essential chemical building blocks
Michael Carus, one of Europe’s leading experts, introduces us to carbon capture utilization.
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Podcast | Innovation
Textile recycling: an opportunity for innovative chemistry
Jukka Pesola from Pure Waste and Kaisa Karisalmi from Kemira discuss textile recycling, the trends, and innovation in the area.
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Discover more about our innovation
Our approach to innovation comes down to why we do it: Chemistry with a purpose. Better every day. Sustainability, efficiency, and continuous improvement are some of the guiding principles that define our innovation drivers, how we innovate and the type of collaborations we pursue.
Innovation drivers
Climate change, circularity and clean water are some of the defining challenges of our time. Kemira’s innovation strategy brings together chemistry and advanced digital solutions to address these issues.
How we innovate
Kemira’s approach to innovation draws on our unique expertise, technology and IP as well as collaboration with our global network of customers, commercial partners and research institutions.
Collaborating with Kemira
We are always open to working with our customers, suppliers, universities and other organizations. Learn more about opportunities like hackathons, cooperation programs, and open innovation challenges.